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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the supply officer that doesn't supply Hugo's squadron with enough blankets?

2. Hugo's fear when he is bombing makes it hard concentration difficult and he didn't trust _____.

3. After Hugo reclaims his past in the war, he and his wife become tourists and visit _____ in Lecce.

4. What is the term Hugo uses for an imperfect or partial rhyme?

5. Where has Hugo worked that he says had little hostility between creative writers and academics?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hugo say that Cerignola has a bad reputation in Italy?

2. Why does Hugo recommend that the poet carry with him at all times and why?

3. What is the conclusion Hugo makes regarding the Ph.D. system in literature?

4. Why does Hugo sometimes feel that he is perverse?

5. How do the children in Barletta react to Hugo and Mills?

6. How is "grammarphobia" a problem in writing, according to the author?

7. How is it that Hugo and his wife are able to go to Italy?

8. Why does Hugo say to take emotional possession of a few words?

9. Why is acclaim considered by Hugo to be dangerous to the poet?

10. Why is blank white paper not recommended for writing poetry by Hugo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Hugo's view of a poet's fear of amoral and shallow writing. When does Hugo say that this kind of writing would occur? What does he say of the moral sense of all the poets he knows personally?

Essay Topic 2

What does Hugo feel is the role of competition in being a poetry writer? Who does he know that is competitive about it? What is the effect Hugo sees as a result of being competitive?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the difference between Hugo's assessment of what he calls Krebs and Snopes poets. Where do these two references come from? Why does Hugo say that they relevant to poetry writing?

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